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Crave is Ready to Slay with Season 3 of CANADA’S DRAG RACE, Premiering July 14

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CraveCanada’s Drag Race
– A third round of 12 Canadian drag artists are set to vie for the title of Canada’s Next Drag Superstar and a $100,000 grand prize –
– Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski, and Traci Melchor return as resident judges –

TORONTO (June 15, 2022) – Welcome back to the mother-pucking runway! Repping Canada from coast-to-coast-to-coast, and featuring the first-ever competitors from Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador, Crave revealed today the 12 fierce, fabulous, and flawless queens aiming to snatch that crown on Season 3 of CANADA’S DRAG RACE. The award-winning Crave Original series returns for its nine-episode third season on Thursday, July 14 at 9 p.m. ET, and is available to Canadian audiences in English and French. Subsequent new episodes drop Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET. Season 3 is also set to launch on Thursday, July 14 on World of Wonder’s SVOD platform WOW Presents Plus, in the U.S. and in more than 160 countries around the world. Returning to preside over the queens this season are: Queen of the North Brooke Lynn Hytes, who also hosts the Crave Original series 1 QUEEN 5 QUEERS; celebrity stylist and TV personality Brad Goreski; and ETALK senior correspondent Traci Melchor. Hytes, Goreski, and Melchor are joined by guest judges and special guests throughout the season.

Ready to show up and show out, each episode of CANADA’S DRAG RACE tests competitors’ talents, and challenges them to master singing, dancing, acting, impersonation, design, and improvisation. Throughout the season, competitors are eliminated until one queen is left standing with the crown, sceptre, and title of Canada’s Next Drag Superstar. Throughout this journey, the queens share their personal successes and struggles, and showcase the importance of celebrating everyone’s charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent. In addition to fan-favourites like Snatch Game, and Untucked, Season 3 is also set to bring audiences a few surprises while also celebrating the richness of Canada’s drag scene and queer community. Earlier this year, CANADA’S DRAG RACE took home six Canadian Screen Awards for its sophomore season, including Best Reality/Competition Program or Series for the second consecutive year, and Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition.  

**Media Note: assets for CANADA’S DRAG RACE, including gallery images of each queen and judge, are available on The Lede HERE**

Canada, meet the Season 3 queens ready to carry on the legacy of previous CANADA’S DRAG RACE winners, Priyanka, and Icesis Couture:     Bombae Age: 29 (Toronto, Ont.) Pronouns: she/her in drag; no preference out of drag Twitter: @ItsBomBae Instagram: @bom.bae TikTok: @bom.bae Things to know about Bombae:
  • Bombae moved to Toronto from Mumbai in 2016 and describes herself as Toronto’s reigning “Satanic Supreme”
  • She’s a fashion club kid who’s got legs for days, and fans can find her on runways, in photoshoots, or in an art gallery
  • She’s a digital drag superstar who produces live shows on Twitch every week
“Drag is SO MUCH FUN. Just look at me! If you’re not having fun, you’re not doing drag!”   Chelazon Leroux Age: 22 (Saskatoon, Sask.) Pronouns: they/he/she in and out of drag Twitter: @chelazonleroux  Instagram: @chelazonleroux TikTok: @chelazonleroux Things to know about Chelazon Leroux:
  • Chelazon grew up in Saskatchewan Dene First Nations and is very connected to their Indigenous identity; in 2021, they walked in London Fashion Week for Indigenous designer Jill Setah, highlighting the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
  • They have nearly half a million followers on TikTok where they educate and entertain using comedy, history, beauty, and storytelling
  • Chelazon is an active public speaker who often works on mental health campaigns, partnering with Health Canada, the Government of Saskatchewan, and the Treaty Commissioner of Saskatchewan, and others
“I’m the auntie here to snag your uncles.”   Gisèle Lullaby Age: 33 (Montréal, Que.) Pronouns: she/her in drag; he/him out of drag Instagram: @gisele_lullaby Tik Tok: @giselelullaby Facebook: GiseleLullaby01 Twitter: @lagiselelullaby Things to know about Gisèle Lullaby  
  • Gisèle is one of the leading resident queens at the famous Cabaret Mado in Montréal
  • She designs, sews and styles most of her own wigs
  • With a bold personality, Gisèle is funny, loud, talkative, and has shared the stage with Quebec superstar Marie-Mai
“I was born to be a drag queen.”   Halal Bae Age: 33 (Toronto, Ont.) Pronouns: she/her in drag; he/him/they out of drag Twitter: @thehalalqueen Instagram: @halal.bae  Things to know about Halal Bae
  • Halal Bae is of Egyptian/Palestinian descent and moved to Toronto at 18 to pursue an openly queer life
  • Halal’s connection to her North African/ Middle Eastern Muslim background is heavily infused into her drag, and she’s proud of how she uses her roots to represent a side of queer identity that is often overlooked and oppressed
  • She has been involved in a number of events including fundraisers for HIV awareness and queer immigrant initiatives
“Halal represents the intersectionality that shapes great cities across this country, that is often overlooked and marginalized, creating a space for and adding to a larger conversation about who can do drag and hopefully changing some minds along the way.”   Irma Gerd Age: 32 (St. John’s, N.L.) Pronouns: she/her in drag; they/them out of drag Twitter: @queenirmagerd Instagram: @queen.irmagerd TikTok: @queen.irmagerd Things to know about Irma Gerd
  • Irma is currently the reigning Atlantic Drag Star, a competition that brings together drag artists in Eastern Canada
  • She has produced and hosted many shows with her house of six drag children
  • Irma is a trained artist and won the BMO 1st Art Award, representing Newfoundland and Labrador at their national exhibition
“Drag is a way for me to connect with people through humour. I can’t wait to tickle everybody’s funny bone…and not just on Grindr!”   Jada Shada Hudson Age: 37 (Toronto, Ont.) Pronouns: she/her in drag; he/him out of drag Twitter: @jadashada Instagram: @jadashadahudson TikTok: @jadashadahudson Things to know about Jada Shada Hudson
  • Jada came to Canada from Barbados in 2009, and has been performing drag for 13 years
  • In 2019, Jada was a performer for music superstar Lizzo’s pre-show
  • Jada’s previous TV credits include the Crave Original series 1 QUEEN 5 QUEERS and QUEENS
“I didn’t choose drag, drag chose me, and I am so happy it did…Jada Shada Hudson is that strength and confidence I don’t have when I am my regular self and baby is she POWERFUL. The power to make any audience, any ages fall in love with not only her performances but that loving bubbly personality as well. Watch out world, the turnup queen is taking over the scene. And that’s on what? PERIODT.”   Kaos Age: 27 (Calgary, Alta.) Pronouns: she/her/they/them in drag; he/him/they out of drag Twitter: @thekaosofjesilo Instagram: @thekaosofjesilo TikTok: @thekaosofjesilo Things to know about Kaos
  • Kaos likes to mess with gender, and mess with people’s heads, using the art of drag
  • Her art includes dancing, gymnastics, singing, circus performance, and whatever weird things comes to her mind
  • Kaos’ badass energy and dedication to her art is an inspiration for many up-and-coming performers
“My drag is chaotic and I’m the beautiful disaster.”   Kimmy Couture Age: 25 (Ottawa, Ont.) Pronouns: she/her/they/them in and out of drag Twitter: @itskimmy_1 Instagram: @itskimmycouture TikTok: @itskimmycouture Things to know about Kimmy Couture
  • Kimmy immigrated to Canada in 2012 from the Philippines and won her first drag pageant at the age of 13
  • Kimmy is a trans woman and is a lip sync assassin with deadly dance moves, she is a strong advocate for the transgender and Asian communities
  • She has become one of the top drag artists in Ottawa, having been mentored by CANADA’S DRAG RACE Season 2 winner Icesis Couture
“She is a Queen, her soul is Royalty.”     Lady Boom Boom Age: 25 (Montréal, Que.) Pronouns: she/her in drag; no preference out of drag Twitter: @itsladyboomboom Instagram: @itsladyboomboom TikTok: @ladyboomboom Things to know about Lady Boom
  • Lady Boom Boom has a degree in Clothing Conception and Production
  • She got a tattoo on stage to honour her grandmother
  • She is a regular at Le Drague in Quebec City where she has hosted and performed since she was 18
“I didn’t choose to do drag, drag chose me.”  

Miss Fiercalicious Age: 25 (Toronto, Ont.) Pronouns: she/her in drag; he/him/they out of drag Twitter: @fiercalicious Instagram: @missfiercalicious TikTok: @missfiercalicious Things to know about Miss Fiercalicious
  • In University, Miss Fiercalicious studied biology with the aim of becoming a doctor, she ultimately left school when she found drag to focus solely on her new passion
  • She was featured in Lights’ music video for the song Prodigal Daughter
  • Miss Fiercalicious is one of the few Canadian drag artists to be featured in Cosmopolitan’s Cosmo Queen Series 
“There has never been a queen like me on CANADA’S DRAG RACE. I’m not like other girls. I’m worse.”   Miss Moço Age: 35 (Toronto, Ont.) Pronouns: she/her in drag; he/him out of drag Twitter: @heymissmoco Instagram: @missmoco TikTok: @heymissmoco  Things to know about Miss Moço
  • Miss Moço is Toronto’s Portuguese-Canadian international wig snatching diva, serving legs and face for days
  • In 2017, she started her own drag pageant called Miss Drag Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal and flies back every year to produce and host the event
  • She’s the self-appointed “drag brunch queen of Toronto” with her weekly Sunday drag brunch at the fabulous Gladstone House
“I’ve dreamed about being on CANADA’S DRAG RACE since Season 1 was announced and it feels incredible to be able to check this off as one of many amazing drag experiences I look forward to creating.”  

Vivian Vanderpuss Age: 29 (Victoria, B.C.) Pronouns: she/her in drag; he/him out of drag Instagram: @vivianvanderpuss TikTok: @vivianvanderpuss Twitter: @VVanderpuss Things to know about Vivian Vanderpuss
  • Vivian loves styling her own wigs into all sorts of fabulous vintage styles, and enjoys creating looks out of fabulous vintage finds
  • Her self-described “glampy art and vivacious personality” combined with her genuine spirit always brings a smile to people’s faces
  • In drag, Vivian doesn’t always present as female, she also plays with non-binary and hyper king characters
“To me, drag is about feeling the fantasy, whatever that fantasy is.”   In association with Crave, Season 3 of CANADA’S DRAG RACE is produced by Blue Ant Studios. Executive Producers for World of Wonder are Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, and Tom Campbell. RuPaul serves as Executive Producer. Executive Producers for Blue Ant Studios are Michael Kot, Betty Orr, Michelle Mama, and Laura Michalchyshyn. Trevor Boris is Executive Producer/Showrunner. Yette Vandendam is Supervising Producer. For Bell Media, Senior Production Executive is Danielle Pearson. Sarah Fowlie is Head of Production, Original Programming. Carlyn Klebuc is General Manager, Original Programming. Justin Stockman is Vice President, Content Development & Programming. and Karine Moses is Senior Vice President, Content Development & News.

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Bell Media has commissioned some of Canada’s most-watched and most-acclaimed original programming, working with the best Canadian independent producers in the country. Hit series commissioned by CTV include #1 Canadian drama TRANSPLANT; record-breaking Canadian format THE AMAZING RACE CANADA; comedy series JANN; and new comedy CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING from the producers of LETTERKENNY. Among the original series on Bell Media specialty and streaming platforms are CTV Life Channel’s culinary series MARY MAKES IT EASY with Mary Berg; CTV Comedy Channel’s ROAST BATTLE CANADA and the upcoming ACTING GOOD. Crave Originals include hit series LETTERKENNY, CANADA’S DRAG RACE, and WAY OVER ME (SORTEZ-MOI DE MOI); docuseries DARK SIDE OF THE RING; and acclaimed documentaries FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK and A.RTIFICIAL I.MMORTALITY. Discovery is home to Bell Media’s hit factual series and franchises HIGHWAY THRU HELL, HEAVY RESCUE: 401, and MUD MOUNTAIN HAULERS, and others. Bell Media is part of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company. Learn more at www.BellMedia.ca.

 

About Crave

Delivering more Oscar®-nominated and Emmy® Award-winning programming than any other service, Crave is Canada’s prestige entertainment offering, with HBO, HBO Max Originals, SHOWTIME®, STARZ, Hollywood-hit movies, is the exclusive Canadian streaming home of FRIENDS, and boasts a robust slate of English and French original series. Crave is a major supporter of Canada’s production industry, helping to fund numerous film projects, and features acclaimed selections from some of Canada’s prestigious film festivals including Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, HOT DOCS, ImagineNATIVE, and Inside Out LGBT Film Festival.

Crave is a bilingual TV and streaming service with thousands of hours of exclusive French-language content. Crave is available directly to all Canadians with access to the Internet at Crave.ca, via iOS and Android, and other platforms such as Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, select LG Smart TVs, PlayStation, Roku, select Samsung Smart TVs, and Xbox One. It’s also available through participating service providers across ten, 24-hour High Definition linear and on demand channels. Crave is from Bell Media, Canada’s leading content company, providing Canada’s most-watched and most-acclaimed television programming on network, specialty, pay and digital platforms. Visit our website at Crave.ca.

 

Blue Ant Studios

Blue Ant Studios is a leading studio and production business with offices in Los Angeles, New York and Toronto. Notable series and documentaries include The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks (Amazon Prime), Epstein’s Shadow: Ghislaine Maxwell (Peacock, Sky), Canada’s Drag Race (Crave for Bell Media) and Daytime Emmy Award winning series, The Healing Powers of Dude (Netflix). The company works with all major international streaming, cable and broadcasting companies as well as regional players in the markets it operates in. Blue Ant Studios is a subsidiary of global media company, Blue Ant Media.

 

About World of Wonder

For nearly three decades, award-winning media company World of Wonder has introduced audiences to new worlds, talent and ideas that have shaped culture. A pioneer in both scripted and documentary formats across television, film and digital platforms, WOW’s prolific portfolio includes the global phenomenon, Emmy-award winning “RuPaul’s Drag Race” franchise (VH1/Logo/WOW Presents Plus), “Million Dollar Listing” LA & NY (Bravo), and “Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce” (Fuse.) WOW’s rich documentary filmmaking pedigree includes premiering seven projects at Sundance Film festival and numerous productions for networks including HBO, E!, BBC, and theatrical release through WOW Docs. Notable film projects include “Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures,” “Party Monster,” and “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.” World of Wonder has also created a substantial digital footprint with its owned-and-operated streaming service WOW Presents Plus and YouTube channel WOWPresents. The extended World of Wonder-verse includes music label World of Wonder Records, WOW Podcast Network, and the world’s largest drag culture convention RuPaul’s DragCon. Co-founders Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey have been named to Variety’s Reality TV Impact Report, honored with the IDA Pioneer Award, named to Realscreen’s Global 100 list, and selected for the OUT100 list for their trailblazing work. World of Wonder creates out of a historic building/gallery space in the heart of Hollywood.

 

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